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Yonge & Queen

Yonge St & Queen St · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Bay Corridor · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Downtown Yonge BIA

Yonge & Queen is a lightly travelled intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Yonge-Bay Corridor, in the downtown core. At the corner: Queen Station, a school within 250 m and a park. Nearby: Union Station GO 813 m away.

Traffic volume
7,118
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 17, 2023
35,319 pedestrians · 1,768 cyclists · #1901 busiest
Collisions
147
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
22 with an injury · 106 property damage · #739 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #409 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Queen Station
subway station within 250 m
8 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 34 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 510 vehicles an hour, 44% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 5.0 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 24.8% of vehicle volume, about 32× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 15 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 20.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 4.2× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 66%, from 110 in 2016–2020 to 37 in 2021–2025. About one in 74 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Yonge & Queen

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
Queen Station (Line 1)33 m; King Station (Line 1)324 m; TMU Station (Line 1)409 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)619 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)661 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)725 m; Union Station (Line 1)734 m; College Station (Line 1)901 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville813 m; GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal1 km
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 1 km — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 853 m
Streetcar
501503504508505506509510 nearest 88 m
TTC bus
97191211142027513 nearest 14 m
Blue Night
301304305306310320
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Queen St West - Queen Station; Yonge St at Queen St East - Queen Station
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Richmond St E / Yonge St 79 m · 17 docks · 60 stations, 1,564 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (44)
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 202 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 278 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 307 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 329 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - ElementaryEnglish Separate · 357 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - SecondaryEnglish Separate · 366 m
  • and 38 more
Parks (53)
  • Cloud Gardens144 m
  • Trinity Square312 m
  • Courthouse Square Park376 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square377 m
  • 45 Dalhousie St Park386 m
  • Toronto City Hall396 m
  • and 47 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch382 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch917 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 67 m
  • Hudson's BayLandmark · 72 m
  • Massey HallPerforming Arts · 176 m
  • Old City HallLandmark · 197 m
  • CF Toronto Eaton CentreLandmark · 246 m
  • CAA Ed Mirvish TheatrePerforming Arts · 312 m
  • Trinity SquareLandmark · 315 m
  • Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips SquareLandmark · 362 m
Signal
0034, activated 1927 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 149 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 16 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 364 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Lena Restaurante, 13 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2024.

Restaurants & cafés149 within 300 m · 364 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience16 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Lena Restaurante · 176 Yonge St13 mPassed, Aug 2024
Nugateau · 176 Yonge St13 mPassed, Nov 2024
Starbucks Coffee Co · 1 Queen St E26 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Sushi -Q · 1 Queen St E26 mPassed, Jun 2026
Booster Juice · 2 Queen St E47 mPassed, May 2026
Salus Fresh Foods · 2 Queen St E Unit-106grocery47 mPassed, May 2026
D. Alexopoulos - Toronto Plate No. 04013 (Hot Dog Cart) · 10 Queen St W None53 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Greenbox · 151 Yonge St105 mPassed, May 2026

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom, 378 m away, View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 135 m away at Cloud Gardens.

  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    378 m
  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    393 m
  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    674 m
Drinking water
Cloud Gardens bottle filling station · 135 m; Trinity Square drinking fountain · 317 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,075 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (281 m, 64 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,075 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 17
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    281 m
  • Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre · 14 Trinity Sq
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    288 m
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    384 m
  • Hester How Early Learning Centre · 100 Queen St W
    83 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    393 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (948 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (864 m) and the nearest ambulance station 208 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 948 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 864 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 208 m58 Richmond St E

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 65 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 9,193 rental units, 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection — 34 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 60 Richmond St E (247 m, 50 units, 8 storeys, built 1990), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 65 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 119 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 80 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings65 · 9,193 units · 34 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026119 across the 65
Open fire-code violations80
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 20261247 m
252 Victoria St · Oben PM Inc.33737201796 · Jul 20262358 m
25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc240302024100 · Nov 20251369 m
30 Mutual St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc302312024100 · Nov 20251 · 5 fire402 m
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 20250429 m
25 Mutual StToronto Community Housing · Greenwin9711198395 · Jul 20260446 m
80 Dundas St Esocial housing · Richmond Community Management Services Corp.13815199592 · Oct 20250454 m
49 Mutual Stsocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.204191887 · Jul 20261486 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots906 lots · ≈25,980 spaces · 77.9 ha
Within 500 m32 lots · ≈910 spaces
Green P (public)30 car parks · about 8,587 spaces
EV charging (City)Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. · 354 m · 8 Level 2 + 3 fast ports
Bike parking263 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 59 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (354 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
37 Queen St E · Garage167 m63152% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage367 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface397 m2092% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage400 m26258% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface634 m27 *

Nearest lots: 273 m away, ≈6 spaces; 275 m away, ≈106 spaces; 286 m away, ≈148 spaces; 317 m away, ≈21 spaces; 323 m away, ≈6 spaces; 323 m away, ≈8 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (354 m, 40 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (453 m, 8 ports); 2 Church St. (830 m, 28 ports).

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 14-hour, Oct 17, 2023

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 3,625 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 11 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (905 of 1,768). Evening rush dominates here: 685 vehicles in the peak hour from 6:45 p.m., against 520 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north3,625southbound · 905 bikes · 4.9% heavy
From the west15eastbound · 132 bikes · 60.0% heavy
Total vehicles7,11835,319 pedestrians · 1,768 cyclists · 4.8% heavy
From the east11westbound · 18 bikes · 45.5% heavy
From the south3,467northbound · 713 bikes · 4.4% heavy
AM peak hour520 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour685 vehicles from 6:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 17, 2023

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

On Yonge St between Shuter St and Dundas Sq, 285 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2022 put the average speed at 31 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 41 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 48 km/h or more. That segment carries about 8,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St E · Bond St – Berti St · 205 mNov 2015 · 7 days11,345
Yonge St · Shuter St – Dundas Sq · 285 mJun 2022 · 7 days8,30231 km/h41 km/h48 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

The worst year was 2019, with 31 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 22 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 25 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 12 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 10, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 20.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions147#739 of 5,508
With an injury22#778 of 4,660
Property damage only106
Fail to remain25
Involving a pedestrian6#605 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist6#356 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified19
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 2014183latest Apr 10, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. The most recent was on Aug 11, 2022.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#409 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Aug 11, 2022

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Five thefts from vehicles and 60 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 11× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 6.5 a year. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 60% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 16, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle520street/outdoor (5)
Bicycle theft60151street/outdoor (36), commercial premises (19)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 16, 2026. Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see Yonge-Bay Corridor.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Yonge & Queen a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#409 of 1,505), out of 147 reported collisions of any severity. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is Yonge & Queen?

A lightly travelled intersection. It ranks #1901 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 44% of the median for a counted intersection, and #21 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Yonge & Queen?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Yonge St between Shuter St and Dundas Sq (June 2022), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 41 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Yonge & Queen?

The nearest Green P car park is 37 Queen St E (167 m away, 631 spaces, 52% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 906 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,980 spaces — 32 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (354 m).

How do I get to Yonge & Queen by transit?

Queen Station (Line 1) is 33 m away; Union Station GO is 813 m away; streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 88 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 121, 114, 202, 75, 13 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Queen St West - Queen Station, 14 m).

What restaurants are near Yonge & Queen?

149 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 364 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Lena Restaurante (13 m), Nugateau (13 m), Starbucks Coffee Co (26 m), Sushi -Q (26 m) and Booster Juice (47 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Yonge & Queen?

The nearest is Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom, 100 Queen St W, 378 m away (View outdoor rink hours). Next nearest: City Hall (393 m); St Lawrence North (674 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Yonge & Queen?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,075 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (281 m, 64 spaces), Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre (288 m, 52 spaces) and Bloomsbury Academy (384 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Queen?

65 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 9,193 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 60 Richmond St E (247 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 252 Victoria St (358 m, 337 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 25 Dalhousie St (369 m, 240 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 30 Mutual St (402 m, 302 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 65 is 89 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Yonge & Queen?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and 60 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Yonge-Bay Corridor page.

What neighbourhood is Yonge & Queen in?

Yonge & Queen is in Yonge-Bay Corridor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 170). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined